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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Sept 15, 2021 11:25:43 GMT -5
I'm not trying to be controversial, but is there an ExplainLikeImFive version of Penn State? They had that amazing run of 6 national championships in 8 years. Between 2003 and 20014 they won the B1G 12 out of 14 years, and finished 2nd the other two. In the 6 seasons since then their conference finishes have been 4th/4th/T-1st/4th/T-2nd/6th, and their tournament finishes have been 3 Sweet Sixteens, 2 Elite Eights, and the Final Four in 2017. Not exactly something to hang your head in shame about by any reasonable measure, but not the level of dominance achieved previously. Again, not trying to bag on the program. I have a tremendous respect for Russ Rose, as every volleyball fan should. I just don't know enough to have any idea of what the chief factors for the mild drop off have been. Could be any number of reasons really. The biggest I'm guessing is that top talent found other places they'd rather play. |
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Post by gibbyb1 on Sept 15, 2021 11:55:49 GMT -5
I'm not trying to be controversial, but is there an ExplainLikeImFive version of Penn State? They had that amazing run of 6 national championships in 8 years. Between 2003 and 20014 they won the B1G 12 out of 14 years, and finished 2nd the other two. In the 6 seasons since then their conference finishes have been 4th/4th/T-1st/4th/T-2nd/6th, and their tournament finishes have been 3 Sweet Sixteens, 2 Elite Eights, and the Final Four in 2017. Not exactly something to hang your head in shame about by any reasonable measure, but not the level of dominance achieved previously. Again, not trying to bag on the program. I have a tremendous respect for Russ Rose, as every volleyball fan should. I just don't know enough to have any idea of what the chief factors for the mild drop off have been. Left side talent. |
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 15, 2021 12:24:04 GMT -5
Still early, but a few weeks in we have a little more to base tiers on. Here’s how i view the teams considering what they’ve shown to this point. Any other opinions? Tier 1: Wisconsin- (nat’l champ contenders, maybe favorites) Tier 2: Ohio State, Minnesota- (potential for a final four run) Tier 3: Nebraska, Purdue- (top 16 seed but Final 4 not highly likely) Tier 4: Penn State- (certain for tourney bid, questionable to be seeded) Tier 5: Michigan, Illinois- (tourney bid likely but work to do) Tier 6: Maryland, Rutgers- (respectable but no postseason hopes) Tier 7: Michigan State, Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern- (bad teams) This is pretty fair. I'm not convinced that Michigan is likely to get a tournament bid; their young starters are very inconsistent. And despite their current record, I would bump Iowa up a tier. I would like to see Illinois get in and do well. |
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Post by mnsports255 on Sept 15, 2021 12:24:24 GMT -5
Nebraska has at least as much potential for a final 4 run as Minnesota or OSU. What has Ohio State really done beside beating my Huskies at home during first weekend of the season? I’d rank in this fashion based on three weeks of matches (still waaaay to early): Swept pretty much everyone else they’ve played. What more can you ask them to do? Jury is still out, but they’ve earned their cred thus far in my opinion. |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Sept 15, 2021 13:23:08 GMT -5
What has Ohio State really done beside beating my Huskies at home during first weekend of the season? I’d rank in this fashion based on three weeks of matches (still waaaay to early): Swept pretty much everyone else they’ve played. What more can you ask them to do? Beating more ranked teams would be a start. |
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Post by trojansc on Sept 15, 2021 14:04:39 GMT -5
Why not? Iowa beating Iowa State is better than anything Rutgers and Maryland have done. They’ve played nobody. Well, Rutgers played FGCU and got swept. Maryland+Rutgers are monumentally helping the conference RPI from taking even more of a hit than it would have this year, especially since it is likely they won’t beat anyone in tournament contention. I really can't fault Brown for scheduling the way she did. The record looks bad but I think if there's anything teams like Iowa & Maryland have learned from the past is you have to give your team a chance. When you've been THAT close to making the tournament and you're not a team who usually ever makes the tournament you have to build a schedule that, if you can beat, gives you a shot. It really has to be all in or there's no point. On a good weekend, Iowa can beat Duke, Coastal Carolina, Syracuse, Ball State, and maybe steal one from the likes of Colorado. They didn't... but you have to give them that chance. And that's what the players want too. Completely agree. |
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Post by Resident Bitchy Canadian Fan on Sept 15, 2021 14:19:40 GMT -5
What has Ohio State really done beside beating my Huskies at home during first weekend of the season? I’d rank in this fashion based on three weeks of matches (still waaaay to early): Swept pretty much everyone else they’ve played. What more can you ask them to do? Jury is still out, but they’ve earned their cred thus far in my opinion. do you know if Gonzales is jumping/hitting better this season? I think they can be really good if they have more production from her compared to last year |
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Post by TuesdayGone on Sept 16, 2021 21:33:56 GMT -5
Horrible news out of Wisconsin:
Wisconsin MH Danielle Hart out for year with torn ACL.
Hart was posting the best numbers of her career through six matches this season. She’s averaging career highs of 2.32 kills and 1.16 blocks per set and hitting .427 to be among the national leaders in that category.
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Post by gopherguy on Sept 16, 2021 22:26:23 GMT -5
Horrible news out of Wisconsin: Wisconsin MH Danielle Hart out for year with torn ACL. That’s really unfortunate. |
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Post by mnsports255 on Sept 16, 2021 23:08:09 GMT -5
Horrible news out of Wisconsin: Wisconsin MH Danielle Hart out for year with torn ACL. Feel horrible for Danielle. Wishing her a speedy and full recovery ahead regardless of whether she continues her volleyball career. |
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Post by slxpress on Sept 16, 2021 23:19:32 GMT -5
Horrible news out of Wisconsin: Wisconsin MH Danielle Hart out for year with torn ACL. Feel horrible for Danielle. Wishing her a speedy and full recovery ahead regardless of whether she continues her volleyball career. On the Wisconsin thread there's a post of her social media page where she acknowledges the injury, how she's approaching it mentally, and states she fully intends to play next year, although she's sad she can't finish her Badger career winning Wisconsin's first national championship with the class she came in. |
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 17, 2021 16:47:49 GMT -5
My Big10 Plus listing says they will carry Indiana vs Coach Banwarth's unbeaten Ole Miss team in an hour.
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Post by andrewwmic on Sept 17, 2021 16:52:03 GMT -5
My Big10 Plus listing says they will carry Indiana vs Coach Banwarth's unbeaten Ole Miss team in an hour. Is your btn app working okay? Mine won’t log in |
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Post by Kingsley on Sept 17, 2021 16:53:03 GMT -5
My Big10 Plus listing says they will carry Indiana vs Coach Banwarth's unbeaten Ole Miss team in an hour. Is your btn app working okay? Mine won’t log in The BTN app and website have migrated. You’ll need to update the app. |
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Post by andrewwmic on Sept 17, 2021 16:55:02 GMT -5
Is your btn app working okay? Mine won’t log in The BTN app and website have migrated. You’ll need to update the app. Thanks, Did you have to reenter all of your payment info? |
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